ceramicwombat@Bruntic Thanks! These are a tiny bit bigger than my Large Dice Set. A size comparison of all my sets is at http://i.imgur.com/ypysb2A.jpg

ceramicwombat@whereswalden90 I ink them by painting them with a thin acrylic paint, allowing them to dry, and then rubbing them with a rough cloth. The only difference in the mass on each side is in the numbering. Other than this, each side of a die has the same shape and mass.

ceramicwombat@Iamnoone The matte black steel is a plating added to standard stainless prints. Shapeways charges extra for this. The difference in look is because of different lighting conditions in the pictures. In low light, they don't have much shine and can have green or brown tones. In high light, they do shine a bit despite the matte finish and appear to be a bluer shade of black.

ceramicwombat@pjfreej It's a d10 numbered by 10s (10, 20, 30...). You roll it with a d10 to produce d100 results.

ceramicwombat@bhawk2021 They are supposed to be polished in a barrel tumbler but it looks like your set was taken out too soon. I'd try the casing tumbler first, as it will be easier than the Dremel method.

ceramicwombat@leucochroic I don't have a shop-specific FAQ. However, the print lines are the stair-step effect you can faintly see on some parts of the picture above. Polishing removes much of this but some usually remains.

ceramicwombat@appalachiansabrecat The gold steel is plating. It does rub off if you keep a whole set in one bag and let them rub together. The plating won't rub off from normal use.

ceramicwombat@speedsoccer The plain stainless steel version can be polished carefully with a dremel tool. Any of the coated stainless steels can't be polished without destroying the finish.

ceramicwombat@AndyDay303 Yes, this die is balanced. The only difference in mass on each side is the numbers, and the difference is negligible.

ceramicwombat@sonantsea Probably the closest in size and pattern would be my Ring Dice Set at https://www.shapeways.com/shops/madebywombat?section=Ring+Dice+Set&sort=

ceramicwombat@sonantsea This is a 17mm d6, slightly larger than a standard d6. The Woven Die4 would fit proportionately with it. If I were to make other dice with this pattern, they would be quite huge.

ceramicwombat@reidzilla Yes, metallic plastic is not available on these dice and many of my others because metallic plastic is brittle and, at smaller scales, obscures detail. The material is not a good fit for models this small and detailed.

ceramicwombat@guandar Shapeways doesn't ink the models but the process is very easy. You paint the dice in acrylic paint, wait for it to dry, and then polish the dice with a rough cloth. The process takes about a half hour for a complete set. I did mine in blue but a friend did his in translucent red acrylic and they look quite sharp.

ceramicwombat@HealixLevington Hello. They tried to print this one in the polished cast metals and it failed too many times. I don't know how the decader can be produced but this one can't, but Shapeways says it's not possible.

ceramicwombat@jana_83 The stony bits are polishing medium and can be picked out with a pin or xacto blade. However, it looks like this model was not left in the polishing tumbler by the metal printing techs for long enough. Please contact service@shapeways.com with your order number and the picture below with this issue.

ceramicwombat@stephmcrawford The production time varies by material. Click on the material in which you are interested at https://www.shapeways.com/materials?li=nav to see how long it will take your order to reach you.